Rail chair



May 13,1930. J. D. GATCH 1,758,282

RAIL.CHA IR Filed Juli; 2, 1929' 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Ir wnio'r I .D. Gafc/z A iihiney May 13, 1930. J, T 1,758,282

' RAIL, CHAIR Filed July 19 9 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 175567212 ZlGaich A tiomey' Patented May 13,1930

UNITED STA TES PATENT OFFICE JOSEPH n. GATCH, or wreenvs, scorn CAROLINA RAIL 01min Application filed July 2,

u chair of this nature which is simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture,

thoroughly eflicient and reliable in use and otherwise well adapted for the purpose for which it is designed. 7 With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides vin certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more-fully described and claimed. V

In the drawing: p c

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a railchair embodying the features of my invention showing the same in use, a 7

Figure 2is a perspective view thereof,

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, and w Figure 4 is a top plan view of the rail chair in use.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5'denotes aflat plate which is of oblong construction and is thick- 7 ened at one endas at 6 to form a transverse shoulder 7 and openings 8- for spikes are formed in the plateand extend through the shoulder 7. At the other end of theplate 5 at the corners thereof are jaws 9 which are curved over the plate and at the inside of the extremities of these jaws are spike openings each formed in two sections a and b, the

former for receiving the spikes when a 100 lb. rail is usedand thelatter for receiving spikes when a 90 lb. rail is used. 7 Thejaws 9 are of a configuration to permit the sameto description.

1929. Serial No. 375,360.

be sprung slightly away from the plate 5 when inserting the base of the rail thereunder ,to facilitate the positioning of said rail.

' Under the longitudinal side edges of the plate 5 are ribs 11, intermediate portions of Which are separated from the plate 5' and bowed downwardly as is indicated at 12 for the purpose of straddling a tie as is indi-. cated to advantage in Figure 1. To install one of these chairs, the outside of theplate 5 is placed under the inside of the rail on top of the tie after the railjhas been jacked up about one inch and then tapped lightly with a spike mallet until the shoulder of the plate clicks on the-outside of the rail and then the jack is let down and the plate is fastened to thetiep' i 1' 7 If the workman finds that some ties are too wide for the rail anchored'to fit down on each side of the tie, the tie will be trimmed down .to fit between the ribs 11, 12.

It is thought that the construction, opera- 7 tion, utility and advantages of this invention will now be quite apparent to those skilled in this art without-a more detailed description thereof.

since inactu'al practice it attains the features I of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention ashereinafterclaimed. or

sacrificing any of its advantages. 7 7

Having thus described my invention,:what I. claimas new is: I r c 7' A rail chair of the class described comprising an oblong plate with a pair of integral jaws formed on the forward marginal edge thereof 1 and extending forwardly, up-

wardly and then rearwardly and downwardly over the plate for engaging the base of the rail with their free end portions, the other end of the plate being thickened to form a 7 transverse shoulder, and ribs formed under the side edges of the plate, intermediate portions of the ribs being separated from the plate and bowed downwardly, said plate havlng openings extending therethrough and through the shoulder and also openings extending therethrough one and adjacent each In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOSEPH D. GATCH. 

